Archive for June, 2009
UPDATE: I've decided to postpone the initial registration deadline to this Friday - July 3rd, 2009 - to allow you to use your 2009-2010 professional development budget if you're interested in this series. To register, visit www.higheredexperts.com/stopthepresses Just a quick reminder about the next 3-webinar series (an updated version of the series that was given last year) I put together for Higher Ed Experts: Stop the Presses: How to go digital with your magazine or newsletter. July 7, 8 & 9, 2009 - Registration closes on June 29 (next Monday) www.higheredexperts.com/stopthepresses This series should interest you if you're in charge of news-oriented print publications...
Read MoreWhat I really like with Twitter is that it's a great medium to get answers to most questions. Earlier this week, I asked a quick question to the people who follow me on Twitter - and the general Twitterverse: Twitter / karinejoly: Quick question: Why and what do you retweet? I got a few answers to my question, but nothing that could help me get a better understanding of the practice of retweeting. @mgraca: @karinejoly Any message I want to spread from the Wheaton College account, as well as interesting items from people I follow. #pleaseRT @davidlmulder: @karinejoly I retweet anything that...
Read MoreIn higher education, we don't like to talk about money, especially about how much students have to pay to get an education. Until recently some institutions didn't even want to display a clear price tag on their offerings (to avoid sticker shock?), and made prospective students and their parents chase the information about costs on their website after a real treasure web hunt. Things are changing though - because of the economic situation, but not only - as more and more university websites now feature cost and financial aid calculators demanded by students and their parents. While most non-profit institutions don't like...
Read MoreMy fourth UB column for 2009 is now available in the June issue as well as online: "2010: Print to Web Odyssey? A five-step plan for assessing and negotiating the transition from print to web publications" BTW, If you want to learn from editors who went digital or totally paperless with their magazine or newsletter, you should definitely attend "Stop the Presses," a 3-webinar series about the topic scheduled on July 7, 8 and 9. Places are limited, so make sure you don't wait too much before registering at www.higheredexperts.com/stopthepresses Here are the 5 steps described in the article: DON’T PANIC: Get the...
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